Pull-off legging



iPate ted Mar. :4; 1930 t ;This' intention. relates in gnemito a quickl y {detachable legging which isi're'movable by i Y 'a'singlelmovement and is particularly adapt- ,ed for; useJ-by'workmen in foundries, machine ;One='ofi hezprincipal'objectsof the inven- .tionis s in the provision of .a pull-off legging Eshopswand' the like where sparks and molten particles'are likely: to strike them:

' V whichfhasa quickdetachableconnectioniboth at the bottom and atjthetop with mean'sat -both ends .forvarying thesize of the-legging.

A further object ofthe' invention'is in the ,i 'provisionlo'f a-braced' legging which fits down -legging inoitsr open'gfor'm"; i Figs B andl l iare closely {and tightly over the legs: and, shoes of .a;w arer.-a;aa

Othersohjeets will "appear hereinafter, the

drawings illustratin aapreferre'd form f of ingimeansih: 7:1

In the drawing, Figzlis; aside elevation of a legging embodying the invention'in'afelosed -form Fi'g.t-2-is a' view of the outer faceof the vthe21eggirig, witlrmo ifications of. the fasten- }.face and side fvlews respectivelyof one'form offf asteniiig. device I; Figs. 5. and 6 iare face and-side views respectively of modified brace and."connector; and Fig. 17 is a detailperspectivecof a; legging brace and connector asapitfao a. V wo'rkmendof not fitfiproperly; they are aptito plied to'tli'eovei'lapping edge of a legging v f i #If "leggings: used by molders andother .eatchfsparks orburning particles whichlo-dge I in-openingsor'folds ofth'e legging where they 1 imayirburnethrough-the; legging and: through lthejclothes;severelyfburning the wearrz. The

' present inventionprovides :a quickly detachable legging which is "braced atil th'e sides to p ffit' down tightly over f thiins'tep: and. shoes of the wearer with fasteningmeans at topand 3 ,jerking movement; or "pull: at the top ofthe leggings: i

"Referring more particularly to' the draw-o bottomiwhichi'beldisengaged by a single ing; the bodyof the. legging'consists ofasingle piece, 10of'material such (as leather having ATE T oFFICE I watta e; Grits-tam gu v o 2 V w- -dw e; i

a recess'll at one side ofthe lower-edge to fit over the 'instep and'a yamp 12 secured to the edge of the recess by stitching or wire staples 13. The interior of the front of the legging is provided above the recess "11" with a pro- "tector and stiffener secured to the body of the legging by stitching 14: which extends through thelcanvas lining at the back ofthe legging, enclosing the stiifener.

r 5 The upper edge of the legging has number of .cuts'1 5 which are overlapped and secured together a by wire staples 16 or other fasteningmeans to make the legging fit tightly about the leg, preventing sparks or molten particles from lodging in the legging from' the top thereof. Y a I V fThe overlappingjend of the body 10 is turned uponiand'stitchedto itself to form a ,hem or recess 17 for receiving stifi'ening and fastening me'ans for this end ofthe legging.

kThis'hemis located atithe outer side of. the

leg, the stifi'enin'g means being attached to vithe ileggingibyzfla rivet or other fastening de- "formed with ani'oflset '21adj'acent the lower ends thereof which will fit over and extend along the outsides of the shoes of a wearer.

The stiffening andfastening means for the overlapping end of thelegging member consist ofa' single bar 22, as shown in Figs. 3 and 4: witha slot'23 forming extremities 24 and .25 bent oppositely, as" shown in Fig. 4, so that one'p'ro] ects outwardly beyond the other, the

other end being attachedby means of a perforation 26tothe-body of the legging; or a bar 27 may becut at one end to provide an extension 28 ofi'set from the body of the bar and withfa straight piece'29 riveted to the body of the bar and extending at the side of the other extremity 28; or a-palr'of bars 30and 31 may beinserted in the hem 17 sidebyside, one secured tothe bodyof the legging by fastening rings 18 at the bottom and upwardly in the legging, this bar having anoffset 21 adjacent its lower end and forming a stay similar to the stay 19. The other bar 31 is secured to the body of the legging by a rivet 32 a short distance from the lower end of the bar so that I the lower extremity 83 will be free from engagement with the adjacent portion of the legging. v

To expose the lower end 33 of the bar, the hem 17 may be terminated just below the rivet 32, anda notch 34, omitted from this corner oftheleggingso that thevextremity33 of the I bar may be easilyinserted in any pne oia number of pocketsformed bya strip 34 attached to the body memberat intervalshy rivets 35 and providing means for adjusting the size of the legging at the bottom."

Atthe top of the leggingis a,-;plate;6;o

metal or other suitable material [having a number of spaced openings BTfor the engagement of a;hook- 38; attached" through-both sidessof the hem and extending thronghqthe upper-end ofrbarBl; This hook-38zhasa flexible piece 390i leather, or other materialpro- "jectil gffrom itand' adapted to be quickly ligmspedafor'ypulling the hook from engages V mentwith anyone offtheopenihgssS? of the plate 36.

The top of the underlying portion 7' of: the

legging is provided-With a prdjlectingtabAO QWhlOllglS easily grasped and'heldi by onehand vof a wearer in applying, the overlappingportion to the-leg, r

With these stiflening and attahhingihars the legging is extended and: held-in stormfitting relation to ,tlieleg -and 7 down, overthe instep so thatsparksorlmoltensparticles are not-likely to lodge ,in the 'shoeot a Wearer; The lower extremity of the fastenin bfiFibG- ing exposed, supported and-spaced. romthe adjacent. endof the stifiteningibar, is" easily engaged with any "of :the lower attaehment pockets. *The: lower; end of theefastening; bar

is entirely clear of alllobstructionz'sogthatit will lipeasily into .andloutfofi the attachment pockets, permitting andinsuring that thedeg- V ging may beseasily disengaged Whenthetop fasteningmeans is disoonnectedjso :thatonly a "single motion isnecessary for the. complete I removalofthe legging.

i fi 1.'A;qui@k detachable.leggingotathe overs r lapping typeshaving apocket in the underlying portion, and means at {the edge (of? the overlying portion comprising two'fextremities extending the bOttQmjI'OfTthB legging one attached to thebodyof the legging at the bottom thereof and theother free from attachment tothe legging atitsextrmity and exposed for engagementinthe pocket.

'2. A quick detachable .legging havin-g, a

7 body portion adaptedtocbe wrappeds in-overlapping relation about the leg of'a user, means forming a plurality of.-pookts;at;the bottom of the underlying portion, stiffening and attaohing' means in the overlying edge com-Q prising two extremities ofsubstantially equal ,l length one attachedat its'e'nd to the lower.

edge ofthe legging and the other being exposed and free from engagement with the leggin at its'lower end and adapted to engage or varyingthe size of the legging in any one of'the pockets. r I

I 3. A quick detachable legging having a 1 body portion with an overlapping edge fitting -,about the leg-eta wearer terminating at the Qfliter side. of the'leg, means storming-vertical and an unobstructedprojection of the stayat theou terside of the leg only extending to the bQtt om of the legging, theiunderlying por I "tion'ofthe legging having pockets and the r reieet nbeings ad p to engage in y one ofthe pockets.

.,,;4'.' Aquickdetachablefoverlapping.leggingT I havingi'pockets atthe 'lower edgeottheunder-' I -.lying portion andibraziingand fastening f means in the overlapping? edge: compr-ising means extending from thetjop'; to thebottom at the edgefof theilegging and securednthere to but divided atthe bottom soathat one Iex-f tremity is; exposedand; uncovered; and sp aced iromithe bodyoftherleggingfand; engageable; ,inanyoneof thepockets, -quickdetaehableipulhofirlegging. have stays at-the inner and outer sides, of the leg in}; means :formingpocketsiir the; lower edge prising two extremities,'0neseoured'rtothe body of; the, leggingrat v the better-n, gandothe other free fromsuch: attachment, andzengage' 1 able; in, any; one 'of. the :pockets, ,the,; legging being cut awayto expose the unattachedex- 1 trem'ity forefreely inserting it: intany one of thepockets; i

I '6}, .A quick detachablezleg'ging over extremity ir from i-the *engagedt-pockegi by i the same movement which disengagesithe' fasteningmeans; j a. I

' 7. A -quik; detachablezlegging of theoverslapping type comprisingaibodymember hav ing meansformi'ng pockets at the bottomyo'f the. underlying; portion, ai plate :having -adj listing: perfor ations the'fupper partlofithe i V underlying.- portion, means rformingvbraoes r .oftherunderlying portion andistifiening and Y a 1 fastening means. at 'theoverlap ping edgecom- I with ofl'sets adjacent the bottom on opposite in shape and overthe shoes of a wearer, and fastening means at the overlying edge of the sides' of the legging when applied to the leg of a wearer, the offsets holding the leggings legging comprising .abar havin a hook at the top for engaging in the perl orations of the plate and attached to thebody of the legging at a distance from the end of the bar,

the body'of the legging being cut away to expose the lower end of the bar providing an unobstructed extremity for, engagement in any one of the pockets;

. SAMUEL N. SAGER. 

